“I realise it's a far more diverse community down south and I will quickly have to adapt”

Mark Dunkerley

As an apology Dunkerley wrote to the head of operations at the company in May 2014 and said he "would be more politically correct in the future as I realise it's a far more diverse community down south and I will quickly have to adapt".

The HCPC said his actions were racially motivated when he said "if they are not white, then it does not matter" in April 2014.

But they concluded that Dunkerley "did not appear to have an understanding that these comments were offensive and inappropriate" when he used the words "p**i" and "n***er" the previous month.

Dunkerley was also found to have plagiarised written academic work, failed to undertake an assessment of one patient and also failed to undertake normal medical practise in August 2015 while working for another company.

Handing down a striking off order, panel chair Lesley White said: "We have found a series of clinical failings and a use of language which is completely unacceptable and particularly so for a professional within his work environment.

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"These were not isolated incidents. There is a continued lack of insight. (Dunkerley) accepts little responsibility for his own behaviour and has a tendency to blame others."

Dunkerley, who was present and represented at the hearing, was struck off the HCPC register.